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Game status clarification
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6 Yrs✓
BacklogBadger
6 Yrs✓
Hi, recent joiner here and already with my two cents.
First off, I acknowledge that people have different gaming habits and manage their libraries differently, but this is the feedback section and I feel I have thoughts I should share.
Some of the status options you see when importing from Steam could use a little more description, something to help develop common language about how games should be categorized on HowLongToBeat. Maybe a tooltip on the import screen above the buttons?
3 Replay - do I use that for games I'm planning to replay later or ones I'm replaying right now?
4 Custom - when do I want to use that? What kind of customization am I looking at? This name isn't very useful for someone importing a list for the first time.
6 Retired - are these games I completed but not going back to, because once was enough? or games I abandoned mid-playthrough? or games I never intended to play to begin with (from bundles etc.)?
What I felt distinctly lacking is a category for games I started, played for a while, then set aside for whatever reason (not fun enough, too difficult, etc.) but plan to return to at some point in the future. They're not fit for the backlog because I've actually played them, and they're not completed because I didn't finish the main meat of the game. They're kind of on-hold, paused, both of which I think could be fitting category names.
Also, I was left wondering how to categorize games without a clear finish line. Terraria, any MMO, clicker games - should any of these be in the "Completed" section, ever? You could gauge some estimates if the game has Steam achievements - then 100% of those could be a cut-off point - but the other two genres are specifically designed to never end.
First off, I acknowledge that people have different gaming habits and manage their libraries differently, but this is the feedback section and I feel I have thoughts I should share.
Some of the status options you see when importing from Steam could use a little more description, something to help develop common language about how games should be categorized on HowLongToBeat. Maybe a tooltip on the import screen above the buttons?
3 Replay - do I use that for games I'm planning to replay later or ones I'm replaying right now?
4 Custom - when do I want to use that? What kind of customization am I looking at? This name isn't very useful for someone importing a list for the first time.
6 Retired - are these games I completed but not going back to, because once was enough? or games I abandoned mid-playthrough? or games I never intended to play to begin with (from bundles etc.)?
What I felt distinctly lacking is a category for games I started, played for a while, then set aside for whatever reason (not fun enough, too difficult, etc.) but plan to return to at some point in the future. They're not fit for the backlog because I've actually played them, and they're not completed because I didn't finish the main meat of the game. They're kind of on-hold, paused, both of which I think could be fitting category names.
Also, I was left wondering how to categorize games without a clear finish line. Terraria, any MMO, clicker games - should any of these be in the "Completed" section, ever? You could gauge some estimates if the game has Steam achievements - then 100% of those could be a cut-off point - but the other two genres are specifically designed to never end.
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Most Recent Game Acquisitions
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6 Yrs✓
BacklogBadger
6 Yrs✓
Just bought Divide by Sheep off Chrono.gg because it looks like the cutest animal slaughter game I've ever seen.
(also using this thread to fulfill the one-post quota to start new threads)
(also using this thread to fulfill the one-post quota to start new threads)
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